Jamaican Journal

One of the most exciting things that happened during my recent ministry tour with AiG-US President Ken Ham of the island nation of Jamaica occurred in the capital city of Kingston.

One of the most exciting things that happened during my recent
ministry tour with AIG-US President Ken Ham of the island nation
of Jamaica occurred in the capital city of Kingston.

At a church in Kingston, and after Ken spoke on the topic
of “one blood” (showing from Scripture and science that all of us go back
to an original couple, Adam and Eve), a young girl with a “dark complexion”
explained to Ken that she had won his book “One Blood” during a contest
at a Bible camp that I had spoken to last year. (For the past 3 years, AIG
has been working with young people at a Christian junior and senior high
school camp in Jamaica—teaching Biblical apologetics.)

That night, she took “One Blood” back to her room. She could
not put it down. It was exciting for her, then, to meet Ken, its co-author.

On this trip, I ran into at least 10 young people that I
have personally worked with over the last 2-3 years. They were very excited
to have us return and to see AIG make the effort to fly down to minister
to them.

“Creation evangelism” is a vital outreach to this impoverished
(spiritually and otherwise) country. In front of our hotel in Ocho Rios,
as we were waiting for Devon Linton, our new full-time AIG worker
in Jamaica, I ended up chatting with a man by the name of Dennis. I explained
to him that we were going to Kingston on ministry.

Dennis indicated that he had grown up going to church,
but admitted that “No, I am not a Christian,” and that he had left
the church many years ago. I had the opportunity to share with him
about God’s Word and our proclamation of the Gospel on the island.
Ken soon joined us, and after listening in to a part of the conversation,
Ken went back to his hotel room and brought back a number of booklets
that answered many of his questions (Where did Cain get his wife?,
Where did God come from?, etc.). We gave these booklets to him, as
well as to four hotel workers who were standing nearby.

Dennis and the others had question after question, and I
had the wonderful opportunity to answer their questions and to share the
Gospel. We were showing them that the Bible could be connected to the real
world. We were asked about the religion of Rastafarianism, which is very
prominent in that country. So I told them that, sorry, I believed that Rastafarianism
was wrong and that Jesus Christ was the only way to Heaven. Jesus is the
only mediator, not Haile Selassie [former Ethiopian emperor who is venerated
in this religion]. The Bible, I told them, explains salvation. In fact,
we wanted to show them that with each of their questions, we could demonstrate
how the Bible explains our world.

Dennis was very open. He frankly told me that he would have
handed the materials right back to me if I hadn’t given such candid (but,
I trust, respectful) responses to his questions. He said he would read the
booklets.

Jamaica is a difficult place for ministry, but people are
searching for answers in this poor and spiritually needy nation. AIG
wants to help even further. Ken Ham has been invited to come back to Jamaica
next year to speak at a national pastors” conference. I have been invited
to speak at a national youth conference around Easter time.

We praise God for the inroads AIG has made in Jamaica,
and look forward to more ministry there next year.

Prayer Points

Our newest international staff member with Answers in Genesis
is Mr Devon Linton, who proclaims the “creation evangelism” message throughout
Jamaica. As he works with Christian leaders in Jamaica (such as his colleagues
pastors Smith and Lewis), please pray that churches in his island nation
will be open to having him speak and proclaim the uncompromising Word of
God. Also, pray that within the non-Christian community, Devon will be able
to use the book of Genesis and materials like “One Blood” as powerful evangelistic
tools in this very needy country. And pray for Dennis, the searching man
we mentioned above.

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